Valon Fazliu

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Valon Fazliu

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|2|2|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Dielsdorf, Switzerland{{cite web|url=http://www.linth24.ch/Rapperswil-Jona.rapperswil-jona+M5cc3bfe8ccb.0.html|title=Der FCRJ verpflichtet Valon Fazliu - linth24.ch|website=www.linth24.ch}}

| height = 1.83m

| position = Attacking midfielder{{WorldFootball.net|valon-fazliu}}

| currentclub = Aarau

| clubnumber = 10

| youthyears1 = 2003–2017 | youthclubs1 = Grasshopper

| years1 = 2017–2018 | clubs1 = Grasshopper | caps1 = 7 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2017–2018 | clubs2 = → Rapperswil-Jona (loan) | caps2 = 23 | goals2 = 7

| years3 = 2018–2019 | clubs3 = Lugano | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2019–2022 | clubs4 = Wil | caps4 = 90 | goals4 = 32

| years5 = 2022– | clubs5 = Aarau | caps5 = 76 | goals5 = 31

| club-update = 4 November 2024

}}

Valon Fazliu (born 2 February 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Aarau.

Professional career

A youth product of the Grasshopper youth academy, Fazliu signed his first professional contract on 9 August 2017 for 3 years.{{cite web|url=https://www.gcz.ch/news/news/artikel/valon-fazliu-bis-2020-bei-gc/|title=VALON FAZLIU BIS 2020 BEI GC|first=Grasshopper Club|last=Zürich|publisher=}} Fazliu made his professional debut for Grasshopper in a 1-0 Swiss Super League loss to FC Sion on 19 February 2018.{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2017/02/19/switzerland/super-league/grasshopper-club-zurich/fc-sion/2243282/|title=Grasshopper vs. Sion - 19 February 2017 - Soccerway|website=us.soccerway.com}}

In his debut season, Fazliu was loaned to Rapperswil-Jona and scored 7 goals in 23 games. On 21 July 2018, he signed with FC Lugano keeping him at the club until 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.fclugano.com/contratto-quadriennale-per-valon-fazliu/|title=Contratto quadriennale per Valon Fazliu - FC Lugano|website=www.fclugano.com}} On 3 September 2019, he then joined FC Wil on a contract until June 2020 with an option for a further year.[https://fcwil.ch/valon-fazliu-verpflichtet/ VALON FAZLIU VERPFLICHTET], fcwil.ch, 3 September 2019

On 10 June 2022, Fazliu signed a two-year contract with Aarau.{{cite web|publisher=Aarau|url=https://fcaarau.ch/news/topskorer-valon-fazliu-wechselt-zum-fc-aarau/|title=Topskorer Valon Fazliu wechselt zum FC Aarau|date=10 June 2022|access-date=11 October 2022|language=de-ch}} On 12 June 2024, he extended his contract for a further two years.{{cite web|publisher=Aarau|url=https://fcaarau.ch/news/vertrag-mit-valon-fazliu-um-zwei-jahre-verlaengert/|title=Vertrag mit Valon Fazliu um zwei Jahre verlängert |date=12 June 2024|access-date=12 June 2024|language=de-ch}}

Personal life

Born in Switzerland, Fazliu is of Kosovo Albanian descent.{{cite web|url=https://telegrafi.com/fazliu-transferohet-te-lugano-nga-grasshopperi/|title=Fazliu transferohet te Lugano nga Grasshopperi|date=22 June 2018|publisher=}}